There are more than 4,000 glaciers — vast, ancient reserves of ice — dotted throughout the Alps, providing seasonal water to millions and forming some of Europe’s most stunning landscapes. Europe’s glaciers contain around 100 cubic kilometres of ice — equivalent to around 400 million Olympic swimming pools of water. Harry Zekollari, from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, led the Alpine glacier study. Even a healthy glacier will typically melt in summer and become a bit bigger in winter. That means that when people need water most, they get water from the glacier,” Zekollari told AFP.

Source: Pakistan Today April 09, 2019 17:03 UTC